Classification
Where HSN 8443 16 00 Sits
Use the eight-digit code on the bill of entry, the shipping bill and, where your turnover requires it, on the GST invoice. The first four digits are the heading; the last four narrow it to this line.
- Chapter
- 84 · Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof
- Heading
- 8443 · Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442; other printers, copying machines and facsimile machines, whether or not combined; parts and accessories thereof
- Tariff item
- 8443 16 00 · Flexographic printing machinery
- Unit
- u
GST
GST Rate on HSN 8443 16 00
GST on goods is fixed by the entries of Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate), in force from 22 September 2025 and amended up to 30 April 2026. The entries below are the ones that reach this code. Match the goods to the description in the entry before you invoice.
| GST rate | Entry | Codes named | Goods covered by the entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18% | Schedule II, S. No. 430 | 8443 | Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442; other printers, copying machines and facsimile machines, whether or not combined; parts and accessories thereof |
| 5% | Schedule I, S. No. 437 | 84, 85 or 94 | Following renewable energy devices and parts for their manufacture:- (a) Bio-gas plant; (b) Solar power-based devices; (c) Solar power generator; (d) Wind mills, Wind Operated Electricity Generator (WOEG); (e) Waste to energy plants / devices; (f) Solar lantern / solar lamp; (g) Ocean waves/tidal waves energy devices/plants; (h) Photo voltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels. Explanation.— If the goods specified in this entry are supplied, by a supplier, along with supplies of… (chapter-wide entry) |
| 5% | Schedule I, S. No. 479 | 90 or 84 | Disposable sterilized dialyzer or micro barrier of artificial kidney (chapter-wide entry) |
| 18% | Schedule II, S. No. 386 | 84 | Parts suitable for use solely or principally with fixed Speed Diesel Engines of power not exceeding 15HP (chapter-wide entry) |
| 18% | Schedule II, S. No. 387 | 84 or 85 | Parts suitable for use solely or principally with power driven pumps primarily designed for handling water, namely, centrifugal pumps (horizontal and vertical), deep tube-well turbine pumps, submersible pumps, axial flow and mixed flow vertical pumps (chapter-wide entry) |
| 18% | Schedule II, S. No. 473 | 84 or 85 | E-waste Explanation.- For the purpose of this entry, E-waste means electrical and electronic equipment listed in Schedule I of the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 (published in the Gazette of India vide G.S.R. 338 (E) dated the 23rd March, 2016), whole or in part if discarded as waste by the consumer or bulk consumer (chapter-wide entry) |
| 18% | Schedule II, S. No. 639 | Any Chapter | Goods which are not specified in Schedule I, III, IV, V, VI or VII (residual entry) |
Goods that fall under no specific entry take the residual entry, unless they are exempt under the exemption notification issued with the rate notification.
Import
Customs Duty on HSN 8443 16 00
An import pays basic customs duty at the tariff rate, social welfare surcharge at 10% of that duty (unless exempted for the goods), and IGST at the GST rate on the value plus both duties.
- Basic customs duty at
- Social welfare surcharge, 10% of the duty
- IGST at on value plus both
- Total duty and tax
- As a share of the value
Standard rates only: no exemption notification, anti-dumping or safeguard duty, or trade-agreement rate is applied, and the surcharge is taken at 10% although some goods are exempted from it. A registered importer takes credit of the IGST.
Export
Export Policy and RoDTEP for HSN 8443 16 00
Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) 2022 marks this tariff item Free. Appendix 4R gives RoDTEP at 0.9% of FOB value for exports from the domestic tariff area and 0.5% for Advance Authorisation, SEZ and EOU exports. The scheme continues up to 31 December 2026.
- Current RoDTEP schedule takes effectAppendix 4R and 4RE notified by Notification 32/2024-25.
- All rates and caps limited to 50%Notification 60/2025-26, with immediate effect.
- Full rates restoredNotification 66/2025-26 and its corrigendum: the rates of 22 February 2026 apply again from 23 March.
- Scheme continued to 30 September 2026Notification 74/2025-26, rates unchanged.
- Scheme continued to 31 December 2026Notification 41/2026-27: rates and caps as on 30 September 2026 continue.
Same heading
Other Codes Under HSN 8443
| Tariff item | Description | Basic customs duty |
|---|---|---|
| 8443 11 00 | Off set printing machinery, reel fed | 7.5% |
| 8443 12 00 | Offset printing machinery, sheet- fed, office type (using sheets With one side not exceeding 22 cm and the other side not exceeding 36 cm in the unfolded state) | 7.5% |
| 8443 13 00 | Other offset printing machinery | 7.5% |
| 8443 14 00 | Letterpress printing machinery, reel fed, excluding flexography printing | 7.5% |
| 8443 15 00 | Letterpress printing machinery, other than reel fed, excluding flexographic printing | 7.5% |
| 8443 16 00 | Flexographic printing machinery | 7.5% |
| 8443 17 00 | Gravure printing machinery | 7.5% |
| 8443 19 10 | Flat bed prianting pressesOther | 7.5% |
| 8443 19 20 | Platen printing pressesOther | 7.5% |
| 8443 19 30 | Proof pressesOther | 7.5% |
| 8443 19 41 | On cotton textileMachinery for printing repetitive word or design or colour | 7.5% |
| 8443 19 49 | OtherMachinery for printing repetitive word or design or colour | 7.5% |
| 8443 19 90 | OtherMachinery for printing repetitive word or design or colour | 7.5% |
| 8443 31 00 | Machines which perform two or more of the functions of printing, copying or facsimile transmission, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network | 7.5% |
| 8443 32 10 | Line printerOther, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network | Free |
| 8443 32 20 | Dot matrix printerOther, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network | Free |
| 8443 32 30 | Letter quality daisy wheel printerOther, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network | Free |
| 8443 32 40 | Laser jet printerOther, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network | Free |
| 8443 32 50 | Ink jet printerOther, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network | Free |
| 8443 32 60 | Facsimile machineOther, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network | Free |
| 8443 32 90 | OtherOther, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network | 10% |
| 8443 39 10 | Ink-jet printing machine | 7.5% |
| 8443 39 20 | Electrostatic photocopying apparatus operated by reproducing the original image directly onto the copy (direct process) | 7.5% |
| 8443 39 30 | Electrostatic photocopying apparatus operated by reproducing the original image via and interme- diate onto the copy (indirect process) | 7.5% |
| 8443 39 40 | Other photocopying apparatus incorporating an optical system | 7.5% |
| 8443 39 50 | Other photocopying apparatus of contact type | See tariff |
| 8443 39 60 | Thermo-copying apparatus | 7.5% |
| 8443 39 70 | Facsimile machine not capable of getting connected to automatic data processing machine | 7.5% |
| 8443 39 90 | Other | 7.5% |
| 8443 91 00 | Parts and accessories of printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442 | 7.5% |
| 8443 99 10 | Automatic documents feeders of copying machinesOther u Free - | Free |
| 8443 99 20 | Paper feeders of copying machinesOther u Free - | Free |
| 8443 99 30 | Sorters of copying machinesOther u Free - | Free |
| 8443 99 40 | Other parts of copying machinesOther u Free - | Free |
| 8443 99 51 | Ink cartridges, with print head assemblyParts and accessories of goods of sub-heading 8443 31, 8443 32 | 10% |
| 8443 99 52 | Ink cartridges, without print head assemblyParts and accessories of goods of sub-heading 8443 31, 8443 32 | 10% |
| 8443 99 53 | Ink spray nozzleParts and accessories of goods of sub-heading 8443 31, 8443 32 | 10% |
| 8443 99 59 | OtherParts and accessories of goods of sub-heading 8443 31, 8443 32 | Free |
| 8443 99 60 | Parts and accessories of goods of sub-heading 8443 39Parts and accessories of goods of sub-heading 8443 31, 8443 32 | 7.5% |
| 8443 99 90 | OtherParts and accessories of goods of sub-heading 8443 31, 8443 32 | 7.5% |
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Not shown on this page
- The item-wise import policy (Free, Restricted or Prohibited) of ITC(HS) Schedule 1.
- Exemption notifications, anti-dumping and safeguard duties, and preferential rates under trade agreements. The duty shown is the tariff rate.
- The GST exemption notification. Goods exempt under it pay no GST even if a rate entry names the code.
Official documents behind this page
- Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate), 17 September 2025GST rate Schedules I to VI, in force from 22 September 2025, as amended by Notification No. 19/2025-Central Tax (Rate) of 31 December 2025 (Schedule VII omitted from 1 February 2026) and No. 01/2026 of 30 April 2026.
- Customs Tariff, First ScheduleCBIC Customs Tariff as on 30 June 2024, with the First Schedule amendments of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 2024, the Finance Act, 2025 and the Finance Act, 2026 applied.
- ITC(HS) 2022, Schedule 2, Export PolicyDGFT: the export policy and policy condition of each tariff item.
- Appendix 4R and Appendix 4RE, RoDTEP ScheduleDGFT, with effect from 10 October 2024 (Notification No. 32/2024-25); the 2026 changes are in Notifications 60, 66 and 74 of 2025-26 and 41 of 2026-27.
Disclaimer: This guide is general information based on the law and notifications in force when it was last updated. It is not professional advice for your case — rates, thresholds and due dates change, so check the current position with the official source before you act on it.